So, I often get the question, “How do you live each day, each night, being so legendary?” Sit back readers, because this blog will unravel the mysteries to how a simple, shy, naïve, kid gets transformed into a legendary, fearless, confident, and above all, an awesome individual. Honestly, credit goes to my brother for introducing me to these two shows two summers ago which I continue to watch to this very day. One show reached its final episode in 2014 while the other is an ongoing tv sitcom whose fifth season premiered a month ago. Before I can unravel the two best shows of all time which I personally believe to be my strongest motivating and influencing factors in life, I am going to give the readers an opportunity to try and guess the two sitcoms based on their short descriptions. I would also like to add that I am so grateful to be given this platform to share the two ‘awesome’ sitcoms which ‘truly’ shape my life.  

Sitcom 1: 

This magnificent comedy-drama tv sitcom sparked joy into the hearts of its viewers for nine consecutive years. The writer, director and producer designed the characters based on their real-life friendships created while in college that continue to this day. While this show still receives awful critiques about its ending (from myself included), it did do a tremendous task in entertaining its audience. The plot consisted of the protagonist named Ted Mosby who gathers his kids to narrate the tale of how he met the “one” after years of being ridiculed, tormented, and going on failed dates. Before I start writing about how the final episode ruined the plot, I am going to enlighten you with some more fun clues to lead you to your guess. While the protagonist did not really grab my attention, I am currently watching this show for the fourth time - that’s right: all nine seasons for the fourth time (not exaggerating) because the personality of one precise character played by the one and only Neil Patrick Harris grabbed my attention from the shows inception to its inevitable finale. While I am going to try to not spoil this show for you, as I would really appreciate it if the readers start watching this masterpiece as well, this character’s personality and on-screen appearance taught me how to make each day… nay… how to live each day “legendary”. I am not the only fan who really adores this character, there are numerous folks out there who re-watch this show because this character demonstrates how to live one’s life to the fullest. He is nothing like the average Joe who sips on a cup of coffee, goes to work, forever lonely, depressed, and unable to find and have fun in life; in fact he is perky, confident, witty, shields any sort of bad vibes, awful memories, and chooses to be “awesome” instead. This character teaches us the true value and purpose of life: do not waste any second not having fun. Even in the darkest of days, the loneliest of nights, the stressfulness of studies, we got to learn how to find content in every moment and every action and above all “suit up” as it represents exhibit A.  

That is one of the many reasons as to why I am on the fourth run of the first of nine seasons; but, while I do encourage you to watch this show - “congrats-five to all those you guessed the show already," I must certainly warn you with utmost disappointment that the ending was really awful. The protagonist Ted had one goal and one motive for nine years of his life but when it finally came and eventually ended, he rode back memory lane 25 years ago to remind him of the time he had one ambition: get the girl. After finally finding ‘the one’, after finally losing ‘the one’, the audience was happy yet sad with the final two episodes of the show which led me and my brother to rename the show altogether: How I Met Your Aunt…  

The name of this sitcom was How I Met Your Mother…  

Sitcom 2: - This next urban fantasy, comedy-drama is part of the CW network and is based on a dc comic. It amalgamates romance, police-crime fighting duo, and plentiful metaphysical claims. What makes this sitcom special is that the protagonist is trying to understand his emotions and figure out his true purpose in life while he decides to take a vacation after eons of working below all humanity punishing evil people and being forced to walk the grounds of earth being blamed for every venial sin that we as humans commit.  

I look up to this character as well because he too teaches me a valuable lesson in life. Amazing fact about this sitcom is that each episode, despite being an hour long, has a concise message it delivers to its viewers through the actions and behaviour of the protagonist. Each episode, he goes through some sort of struggle, an emotional conflict, identity conundrum, daddy issues, unable to fathom life and its full purpose. While How I Met Your Mother includes Barney Stinson who suits up and lives his life to the fullest; the protagonist in this show tries to run away from his issues and dilemmas by partying just like every being on this planet. We all can certainly relate to this character because we all behave exactly like him: have issues identifying ourselves, blame others for our mistakes, build anger and rage for years instead of letting the conflict subside, getting rid of everything good that happens to us. All these factors challenge the protagonist throughout his time on Earth while concurrently liaising with the Los Angeles police task force to capture and ‘punish’ criminals because he has been shunned and condemned to work that job for all eternity.  

Do you think you might be close to guessing the name of this sitcom? The name of the protagonist is the name of the show which I have been trying to avoid specifying throughout my description. I would also like to mention that the fifth season part one was out last month leading me to reserve eight hours one rainy Saturday to complete the entire first half of the season. This is how dedicated a fan I can be.  

The plot, effects, action, characters, and actors of this show are so incredible that it truly amps up the suspense of each episode. I was very disappointed when I heard that this show was going to be cancelled three years ago at the worst possible moment ever; the show had been building up to this cliff-hanger for two years and when they finally reached this moment, it was heartbreaking to hear that the show was not gaining many viewers. As you know it most certainly did not get cancelled as Netflix bought this show at the last moment and if it did get cancelled, I would certainly be whining about it throughout this description. You might be glad that you did not have to sit through two paragraphs of crying, remorse, and grumbling as honestly, any true fan would be miserable as “Hell” if they heard that their favourite show is being cancelled.  

The name of this TV sitcom is Lucifer…  

Photo: Try to spot the two TV show posters, Lucifer, and How I Met Your mother hidden in this bunch of other movie, artist, and TV sitcom posters… good luck…